"Alicia, bring our guests in here," Ryan ordered from his imposing seat. His voice resonated coldly, cutting through the heavy atmosphere of the throne room.
"As you command, Your Majesty," the beastwoman replied without a single second of hesitation.
In the blink of an eye, demonstrating her characteristic agility, Alicia vanished from her position in front of the dais and reappeared almost instantly at the hall's wide entrance. With firm, elegant steps, she walked out into the cold corridors to fetch the infamous group of demons who had come as emissaries from the Ignis nation.
Since Helen and Mirian weren't present to form Ryan's usual, fearsome military escort, the dragon maid Lise and the young apprentice Chloe quickly took up that position, standing on either side of the throne.
Lise exuded a dense, menacing reptilian aura, ready to kill at the slightest false move, while Chloe stood tall, striving to project the image of an unwavering royal guard.
